A new year means that Activision is going to be releasing a new Call of Duty title. While you might still be boost jumping in your exo, the publisher is quietly working to prepare this fall’s release. The first legitimate hint at the next game seems to have emerged in an unlikely place: Snapchat...
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The suit filed by former dictator of Panama Manuel Noriega against Activision over Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been dismissed. Noriega filed the suit earlier this year over the use of his likeness in the game. Noriega, who is serving a 20 year prison sentence in Panama for crimes committed while he...
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In Activision’s 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II , players encounter former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega a number of times during flashback missions. The now-imprisoned former leader has taken offense to his inclusion and is currently suing Activision. Noriega is suing for lost profits from...
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After suffering some downtime earlier this week due to a game giveaway, Steam is trucking right along with the sales. Today offers a mix of recent AAA titles and indie gems. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - $44.99 (Regularly $59.99) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - $29.99 (Regularly $59.99) Don’t...
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Major League Gaming is gearing up for a major event this weekend. The Fall Invitational will take place at Full Sail University in Florida, with Dota 2 and Black Ops II competitions beginning tomorrow. Tomorrow, you'll be able to catch Dignitas, Typical Mistakes (formerly Pretty Boy Swag), noM (formerly...
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Call of Duty fans on PC and PS3 will finally have the most complete version of Black Ops II at the end of this month. The Apocalypse map pack will be out on September 26, 2013. The content (which is already available on Xbox Live), contains four new maps (Pod, Frost, Takeoff, and Dig), along with a new...
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In case you forgot, Call of Duty: Black Ops II's final batch of DLC, Apocalypse, is hitting the Xbox 360 in a timed exclusive. To mark the event, Treyarch has released a new gameplay video featuring some of the highlights. The trailer doesn't provide an information overload, but instead shows...
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A trailer has appeared on Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 developer Treyarch's official YouTube page teasing something called "Origins" and it has a giant robot. It's unclear what "Origins" is. The official description on the YouTube video reads, "Every story has a beginning...
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Activision has revealed when PC and PS3 players can access the Vengeance DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Those players can check out the download's four multiplayer maps and new Zombies mode in August. More specifically, the content is coming to those platforms on August 1 for $14.99. Here's...
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If you're the kind of Call of Duty player that likes to make your mark with style, you might be interested to know that Activision needs your help. At the end of March, the Personalization Packs were introduced, allowing players to tune up their weapon skins, reticles, and calling cards. This time...
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We know there are gamers out there that only change the discs in their consoles once a year when the new Call of Duty arrives. But even those players need to do other things every once in a while. Now, Treyarch and Activision have a solution for bringing a piece of the experience with you. Today marks...
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Activision knows you're going to want to play Call of Duty: Blac Ops II's Uprising DLC when it comes out on April 16 on the Xbox 360. To do so, you're going to have to clear your schedule entirely. That's where The Replacers come in. This latest trailer for the DLC brings back the original...
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A rumor has surfaced purporting that this month Activision will release a Call of Duty: Black Ops II DLC called Uprising. Joystiq found a twitter post of promo material showing an April 16 release date for the DLC, which includes four new maps (Vertigo, Encore, Magma, and Studio), as well as a mode called...
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Activision is adding optional "Micro Items" to the Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops II today that will allow players to further customize their multiplayer experience. More details will appear on the official Call of Duty: Black Ops II website later today, but for now you can look...
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Second-class citizens of CoD Nation can now play the latest $15 map pack for the juggernaut first-person shooter. Third-class citizens (Wii U players) appear to be out of luck. The Revolution DLC pack includes four multiplayer maps: a Pakistani hydroelectric plant, a Venice Beach skate park, a French...
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The All Pakistan CD, DVD, Audio Cassette Traders and Manufacturers Association (or APCDACTAMA for fans of awful acronyms) has banned one of last year's most popular shooters. They also banned Medal of Honor: Warfighter. It seems that APCDACTAMACABADA isn't fond of games that make Pakistan look...
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PlayStation 3 and PC owners can now blast their way through Black Ops II's Nuketown Zombies bonus map if they purchased the Black Ops II season pass. A new trailer shows players what to expect. The new map allows players to step into the bright yellow suits of the CDC to rid the unfortunately named...
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Update: Activision has announced the Revolution DLC, which contains four new multiplayer maps and the zombies map Die Rise. The DLC also includes the zombie mode Turned where zombie players hunt the lone human player. As was rumored below, it will cost $15 by itself, but is included in the Season Pass...
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Activision and Treyarch are sweetening the deal for Black Ops II's $50 DLC season pass. Anyone who drops the cash on it gets immediate access to the Nuketown Zombies map – on Xbox 360, anyway. Other platforms are set to follow at an unspecified later date. The Black Ops II Season Pass includes...
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Activision has released a behind the scenes video for this year's Call of Duty commercial that shows off the amount of work that went into its creation, and explains why film director Guy Ritchie decided to direct a television commercial. There are celebrities, explosions, horses, a woman getting...
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